Case studies

Our team was recently instructed by a woman who had been on a package holiday in India with Great Rail Journeys. The trip encompassed flights to and from Mumbai, seven nights onboard the Deccan Odyssey train in a deluxe cabin and various tours, including a tiger-spotting safari.

Our client was injured in a skiing accident in Alpe d'Huez, France. She was descending a blue run with her husband when she was hit from behind by another skier. She dislocated her shoulder and also injured her hand.

We recently acted for a client who was on a skiing holiday in France. She was descending a blue run and there were signs on the piste advising skiers to slow down. Despite this, a snowboarder travelling at high speed struck her from behind.

We acted for two girls who were on a teaching holiday in Botswana, which was arranged by a tour operator. On their last night, their bungalow was broken into by a gang of young men who had knives and a crowbar.

We pursued a claim against Kuoni Travel Limited following an accident involving our client while she was on a package holiday in Kenya.

We acted for a man injured in an accident in Lake Garda, Italy. He sustained a broken wrist, dislocated index finger, a small fracture to his skull and concussion.

Our client sustained crush injuries to his legs while sitting in a wheelchair between two motorised buggies at Vancouver Airport. He had been assisted off the flight as he was unwell when the driver of one of these buggies lost control and collided with him.

A woman was in the process of disembarking from a cruise ship following a cruise with her husband. She was in the luggage hall when she was struck in the leg by another holidaymaker's trolley, causing her to suffer a large haematoma to her left leg which ulcerated.

We successfully recovered compensation for an English motorcyclist after he was hit by a local resident driving a Volkswagen vehicle in Germany. Liability was admitted but the German insurers objected to various heads of claim and denied that all the reported injuries were caused by the accident.

We acted for a client pursuing a claim, against a hotel in Florida, for personal injury after being shot by an intruder while in his hotel room. Our client and his family were staying in various hotels as they toured the state.

We successfully pursued a claim against a snowboarder who hit a skier from behind in the Italian resort of Cervinia. The defendant, a UK resident, was prosecuted by Italian police.

We recovered damages in excess of €547,228 at a trial in Spain and then additional damages of approximately €500,000 on appeal for injuries and losses suffered by a young girl after she nearly drowned in a swimming pool.